Freak the Mighty Teacher Guide - Literature Teaching Unit for Freak the Mighty Rodman Philbrick

REVISED Teacher Guide for Rodman Philbrick's Freak the Mighty, based on time-tested best practices, Common Core State Standards, the NCTE/IRA English Language Arts Standards, and the Texas TEKS for grades 6 - 8. Includes:• Common Core Alignment Documentation for Grades 6-8• Pre-Reading and Post-Reading Ideas and Activities• Essay and Writing Prompts• Quizzes and 2 Differentiated Tests• Informational Focus article and questions on Morquio Syndrome• Informational Focus article and questions on The Legend of King Arthur• Anticipation/Reaction Guide• Author Biography and questions• Note-Taking and Summarizing Chart• Vocabulary Lists • CCSS Reading: Literature Focus Lessons:♦ Figurative Language♦ Character Development ♦ Character Inference♦ Setting and Mood ♦ Connotation and Denotation♦ Theme♦ Movie Versus Book• CCSS Writing Focus Lessons:♦ Modern Chivalry - Argument and Claims♦ Narrative Technique♦ Sensory Details♦ Writing in a Formal Style♦ Persuasive Speech - Morquio Syndrome • CCSS Language Focus Lessons:♦ Vocabulary in Context♦ Etymology and Using a Dictionary♦ Who, Whom, Whose ♦ Intensive Pronouns ♦ Vocabulary in Context